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Photography by Dwight Primiano
Grain Elevator
Photography by Dwight Primiano

Grain Elevator

Artist (1872 - 1953)
Dateca. 1910-1915
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions16 3/8 × 19 3/8 in. (41.6 × 49.2 cm)
Framed: 24 5/8 × 27 1/2 × 2 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
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Label TextJohn Marin's depiction of a large grain elevator on a pier in Weehawken, New Jersey, demonstrates the interest in industrial subject matter common to early twentieth-century American artists working in both realistic and avant-garde styles. The soaring new granary, built in 1905, represented technological innovation and the importance of farming in the nation's heartland.


La representación que hace John Marin de un gran elevador de granos en un muelle de Weehawken, New Jersey, demuestra su interés por la temática industrial, tan común entre los artistas estadounidenses del siglo XX que trabajaban tanto con estilos realistas como vanguardistas. El alto granero nuevo, construido en 1905, representaba la innovación tecnológica y la importancia de la agricultura en el corazón del país.